The Great Escape
Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II make a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of POWs hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.
Director
John Sturges
Studio
N/A
Release
04 Jul 1963
Runtime
172 min
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Characters
Steve McQueen
James Garner
Richard Attenborough
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Critical Assessment
IMDb
8.2/10
RT Critics
94%
Metacritic
86/100
The Great Escape holds 8.2/10 on IMDb (276,075 votes), 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 86/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (276,075 votes), 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 86/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
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